The secrets and wonders of the world. A booke right rare and straunge, containing many excellent properties, giuen to man, beastes, foules, fishes and serpents, trees, plants &c. Abstracted out of that excellent naturall historiographer Plinie. Translated out of French into English.

Title

The secrets and wonders of the world. A booke right rare and straunge, containing many excellent properties, giuen to man, beastes, foules, fishes and serpents, trees, plants &c. Abstracted out of that excellent naturall historiographer Plinie. Translated out of French into English.

Author

Pliny, the Elder.

Publication

At London :: Printed [by Henry Denham] for Thomas Hacket, are are to be solde at his shop in Lumberd streete, vnder the Popes head,

1585.

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Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works.

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Contents

• title page
• To the vvorshipful and his very good friend Maister Richard Candler, as one that wisheth the fauour of God long & happy life, encrease of worship, with continuall health and felicitie.
• To the Reader.
• ❧ The Secretes and wonders of the World, abstracted out of the principall of the naturall Historiographers.
  • The seuenth Booke trea∣teth of man.
  • The eight booke treateth of beastes that are on the Earth.
  • The ninth Booke treateth of Water beastes, and of Fishes.
  • The tenth Booke treateth of the Foules of the Ayre.
  • The eleuenth Booke treateth of little Beastes.
  • The twelfth Booke treateth of sweete smelling Trees.
  • The thirteenth Booke treateth of straunge trees.
  • The foureteenth Booke treateth of Trees and fruitfull Plantes.
  • The fifteenth Booke treateth of Trees bearing fruite.
  • The sixtenth Booke treateth of wylde trees.